Victoria Falls
with all its mighty battering roar
was merely background noise
as I wondered what Camilla was thinking of me.
Machu Picchu from the sun-gate at dawn?
I was distracted by Helen,
and whether she'd keep in touch
when she returned to Britain.
Debbie eclipsed the solar eclipse -
The outback rolling into premature darkness
spectacular, sure
but nothing to what she was doing to my heart.
But you and I
feel the simple Scottish lawn
beneath our four feet
together, complete.
Sep 25, 2011
Sep 25, 2011 at 3:15 PM UTC
Victoria Falls
with all its mighty battering roar
was merely background noise
as I wondered what Camilla was thinking of me.
Machu Picchu from the sun-gate at dawn?
I was distracted by Helen,
and whether she'd keep in touch
when she returned to Britain.
Debbie eclipsed the solar eclipse -
The outback rolling into premature darkness
spectacular, sure
but nothing to what she was doing to my heart.
But you and I
feel the simple Scottish lawn
beneath our four feet
together, complete.
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